Sports
The big game is about more than winner and losers; it can shape our culture and society. We explain how.


The US women’s national team has won in France and will now continue its fight for equal pay.


The fight has echoes of his controversies with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick.


Marketing. Marketing. Marketing.


The Portland Trail Blazers center is an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkey’s descent into authoritarianism.


Maximum Security won the race and lost the Kentucky Derby thanks to instant replay.


The constant scrutiny into the runner’s medical history reveals what happens to women who don’t conform to stereotypes.

Athletes say Nassar was just one abuser of many. A bankruptcy case could be their chance at restitution.


His victory marks his 15th Majors win.




A much-hyped football league — or a much-hyped tech company — has failed spectacularly.


A federal court ruled on Friday that the association could not cap the education-related scholarship packages that schools offer students.


Don’t listen to the conventional wisdom about relying on Instagram or Snapchat, Porter says — just go where your audience is.


It’s a huge story in both sports and politics.


Stephenson talks about sports gambling, the potential of 5G, and buying Time Warner.


One of the world’s most popular sports properties is getting a new boss.


Kaepernick’s lawyer and the NFL announced a confidential settlement in the collusion case on Friday.


Ever since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee on the field, pro sports arenas have become a battleground for America’s culture war.


The Patriots and the Rams face off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, February 3.


From Avengers: Endgame to Toy Story 4 to Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.


Not even Adam Levine’s shirtless peacocking made the show memorable.


The 2019 ads weren’t for products so much as capitalism itself — precisely at a time when skepticism in capitalism is growing.


Robots and smart speakers get the job done. But they also don’t have feelings and can’t enjoy beer.


It’s easy to assume that hate for the New England Patriots is rooted in jealousy. But it’s a bit more complicated than that.


The whispery, tactile YouTube trend is now thoroughly mainstream.


Audi will be one-third electric by 2025. Also, here’s a ghost to tell you about it.


’90s pop icons like the Dude, the Backstreet Boys, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are here to sell beer, chips, and face cream.


Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane battles Bud Light’s Bud Knight and it’s not Dilly Dilly.


It begins with Colin Kaepernick’s NFL protests.


What the latest trailer lacks in sense, it makes up in villainous Idris Elba and pint-chugging Jason Statham.


CBS rejected a Super Bowl ad from the medical marijuana company Acreage Holdings.


The Avengers aren’t going down without a fight.


The NFL owns the term “Super Bowl,” but small-business owners have some leeway under nominative fair use.


Everything you need to know to watch or stream the Big Game (as well as the Puppy Bowl and Kitten Bowl).


The Super Bowl champ’s diet is healthy — just not for the reasons he claims.
Cities want football teams. Owners want stadiums.


How ice skating works, according to physics and chemistry.


It’s not just a big audience; it’s also a unique opportunity.


At this point, it’s hard to imagine watching football without the yellow line.


Chick-fil-A stays closed on Sundays because of its company values. Super Bowl Sunday will be no exception.

How the world’s best basketball player became a political force for racial justice.